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People took to the water all over New Zealand last week after five weeks in level 4 lockdown. Photo / NZME

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How do we empower people to make better health choices?

5 May, 2020 3:00pm
4 minutes to read

Warning. Passionate spiel within.

Do you wake up stiff and tight and walk around like your muscles have lost their elastic and joints their lubrication - and feel just a little bit like the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz? Photo / File

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Do you feel stiff like the Tin Man?

8 Apr, 2020 2:00pm
5 minutes to read

Happy bodies are understood and addressed three-dimensionally.

When organs and glands don't do their jobs properly we start to see the emergence of symptoms, which grow or intensify over time, leading to unexplained pain. Photo / Getty Images

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Movement and health intimately linked

10 Mar, 2020 3:00pm
4 minutes to read

For every mechanoreceptor not fired to the brain, there are 30 motor neurons not fired.

Doing perfectly executed squats is wonderful for the aesthetically pleasing 'look' of a squat but limits your body Photo / 123rf

Explore your movement potential for a happier body

12 Feb, 2020 7:30am
4 minutes to read

It is essential to move our bodies the way they are meant to move.

We need to start listening to our bodies Photo / 123rf

Corinne Austin: Happy bodies equal happy beings

14 Jan, 2020 11:00am
4 minutes to read

It's time to make the shift and start understanding our bodies better.

Itching is an example of how our nervous system works - two way communication via the 'sensory' system which is led by sensory neurons. Photo / Getty Images

As they say in Madagascar - you have to move it move it

12 Nov, 2019 2:22pm
5 minutes to read

Please don't ignore stiffness or tension. The problem travels far greater than we realise.

If we can boost the immune-fighting and toxic-drainage capacities of our bodies, then our bodies and lives will be more enriched with health and happiness. Photo / 123RF

Comment: The lymphatic system is undervalued - so what is it?

15 Oct, 2019 2:00pm
4 minutes to read

If there's blockage in the lymphatic system it creates a traffic jam in our body.

Corinne Austin's calling is to bring back the

Happy bodies – what does it take?

17 Sep, 2019 1:00pm
3 minutes to read

To me a happy body is one that can fulfil daily tasks without assistance or breaking down.

There is no one part of us that works alone – everything is connected to everything. Photo / 123RF.com

We are one whole body

27 Aug, 2019 2:00pm
4 minutes to read

Our machinery has the capacity to heal – if it's understood as a whole.

When we are sick (like more than just a sniffle) we should not be doing exercise. Full stop. No exceptions. Photo / Getty Images

Body runs a marathon on the inside when you're ill

23 Jul, 2019 2:00pm
3 minutes to read

So if ill, would you expect your body to 'run a marathon' on the outside as well?

Involvement in sport needs to be celebrated, applauded, and encouraged despite the risks, says Corinne Austin. Photo / Getty Images

Cotton wool and helicopters - let children be children

1 Jul, 2019 6:00pm
4 minutes to read

There's a level of protection that's too much, possibly harming kids, not protecting them.

How do you feel after an exercise session? You should feel energised, says Northland health and movement coach Corinne Austin. Photo / Getty Images

Comment: Exercise is medicine … right?

4 Jun, 2019 10:00am
4 minutes to read

Like medicine, it is important to get the diagnosis and prescription for exercise right.

The new mindset is about reacquainting ourselves with the fun, play, liberation and joy that comes from doing the things you love most in life. Photo/Getty Images

Exercise – a new paradigm

7 May, 2019 8:52am
5 minutes to read

By burning fat we lose weight and losing weight equals health, right? Kind of, but ...

Exercise and movement should be an ever-evolving continuum of change, variability, and adaptation across our lifetimes. Photo / Getty Images

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No Excuses: Sustainability, durability key to long-term exercise success

9 Apr, 2019 2:00pm
5 minutes to read

Finding the ideal entry point is key and sensibility and moderation is the best path.

Start listening to your body's whispers, so you don't have to hear it's screams, says Corinne Austin. Photo/Getty Images

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What are the signs that you are up in flames?

12 Mar, 2019 2:00pm
5 minutes to read

What things expose our bodies to the chronic inflammation conundrum?

We need to begin investigating and treating the root cause of the inflammation rather than just simply treating the symptoms or the disease, says Corinne Austin. Photo/Getty images

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Swamped and swathed in inflammation

12 Feb, 2019 2:30pm
5 minutes to read

Inflammatory-type symptoms on the rise, and so is rate of lifestyle-type chronic diseases.

There is nothing in the world that will replace the healing and rejuvenating properties that sleep offers us. Photo / Getty Images

Recovery isn't just sleep

11 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
5 minutes to read

Can't sleep? Open your mind and heart to the plethora of other options we have available.